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,
 tikut17{at}hotmail.com wrote:

> On Jul 5, 4:40 pm, Billy  wrote:
> > In article
> > ,
> >
> >  "wujiangch...{at}21cn.com"  wrote:
> > > A prostatitis patient recovered experience
> >
> > If you are a male and live long enough, you will get prostate cancer.
> > There is an excellent chance that you will die before the cancer kills
> > you. That said, if you have problems with your prostate, see a doctor
> > immediately and avoid snake oil salesmen like this one.
> >
> 
> for someone that rants and raves about fact and evidence (which i have
> no problem with because yes all complementary medicine need better
> reasearch done) you seemed to have misstepped this one.. yes prostate
> enlargement is a natural part of getting older, yes immediately see a
> doctor, i dont think you could really say every male would get
> prostate cancer if they lived long enough.
> 
> Saw Palmetto (Serona repens) at 320mg/day has been shown to inhibit
> the conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone it is probably
> the bst clinically tested herbal medicine in regards to prostate
> enlargement and cancer

Well, for someone who may be suffering cranial/rectal inversion, you 
don't seem too bad either ;o))

There seems to be sufficient evidence that saw palmetto reduces swelling 
of prostate tissues in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia:

http://www.herbs.org/current/sawshrink.html
In the first American randomized clinical trial of saw palmetto, the 
respected prostate herb proved beneficial in reducing swelling of 
prostate tissues in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). 
While numerous studies have confirmed the ability of saw palmetto 
extract (SPE) to reduce BPH symptoms, this is the first evidence that it 
actually shrinks enlarged prostate tissues (Overmyer, 1999).

http://cancer.ucsd.edu/outreach/PublicEducation/CAMs/sawpalmeto.asp
It is important to understand that BPH is not a malignant condition.  
There is no available evidence that saw palmetto is of value in the 
treatment of prostate cancer.  Saw palmetto should be used to alleviate 
symptoms of disease, not as a curative therapy.
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Sadly (and with great disappointment), I see that you didn't 
present any facts or evidence, only an opinion of undetermined 
veracity (or mendacity). Can you cite any allopathic authority 
or double blind study that used saw palmetto successfully in the 
actual treatment of prostate cancer, as opposed to its' symptoms?

Awaiting your response,
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Billy
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